Front End Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon devices impact the world with new technology every day. We are hiring a Front End Engineer to help us grow. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work across one of the world's fastest growing and most innovative product portfolios and product lines, including Amazon Echo, Fire TV, Fire Tablets, Kindle E-Readers, and more. You will work closely with a talented team of software engineers, product managers, and UX designers to build browser-based and mobile user experiences. Our agile approach allows us to react quickly to market conditions and offer cutting-edge buying options. We operate in a fast-paced and highly experimental fashion, which allows us to bring the most value to our customer.

We are looking for proactive, creative, flexible candidates who thrive within a collaborative and fun peer environment. This is a fast-paced team where you will make a direct impact on the customer experience and the bottom line of the company. We encourage innovation and expect engineers to take a high level of ownership throughout the software life cycle. Alongside of building new products and services, we are constantly looking to enhance our existing systems by improving performance and refactoring for reuse. There are numerous opportunities to design scalable architectures.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
· Experience with modern web technologies and techniques such as HTML5, CSS3, CSS frameworks and CSS pre-processors.
· Experience with jQuery, Node.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Redux, Ractive, Ember, or Angular, along with the knowledge of when to use them.
· Experience with responsive and mobile design, as well as cross-browser development and testing.
· Experience building rich data-driven web applications by consuming RESTful services and APIs.